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The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked by numerous groups to examine four Environmental Protection Agency regulations related to greenhouse-gas emissions. The court is not expected to decide until October on whether to hear any of the nine petitions. The federal government's deadline to reply to the petitions is today, though it can ask for more time.

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The Environmental Protection Agency's carbon emissions regulation faces multiple challenges at the state and federal levels, experts say. For example, the EPA will need support from the next president if the rule is not finalized and implemented by early 2017. The rule may also be curbed by spending bills, reviewed by the Supreme Court or hampered by uncooperative states.

The Environmental Protection Agency is updating the ChemView database to increase the amount of data publicly available on regulated chemicals. ChemView will now include additional health and safety information, data on consent orders and new use rules for chemicals. EPA will also update its reporting tool and provide new links to pollution-prevention resources.

The Environmental Protection Agency's cross-state emissions rule could still face legal challenges after its reinstatement by the U.S. Supreme Court, this article says. For one, the compliance dates have already passed, forcing EPA to rework how it should be implemented. This could bring more lawsuits as the Supreme Court's decision maintained states' rights to challenge how the agency implements the rule.

BASF is looking to promote household food-waste composting through a pilot program involving 100,000 homes in China. The use of compostable plastic bags can make these programs easier for consumers, according to the company. "This small-scale project shows how waste management could be done in China in the future," said Tobias Haber, BASF's specialty plastics regional head for Asia Pacific.

Intel retained the top spot on the list of the 50 biggest U.S. corporate users of renewable energy issued by the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. Microsoft ranked second, followed by Kohl's Department Stores. The EPA also issued a list of organizations with the longest-term renewable-power purchase deals, of which the University of Oklahoma ranked first.